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No. 686,699. Patented Nov. 19, I901. H. BANDLEB.

REVERSIBLE VEST.

(Application filed. July 27, 1901.)

(No Model.)

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ITE STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY BANDLER, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO MORRISLIVERIGHT, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

REVERSIBLE VEST.

SPLEGIFIGA'EION forming part of Letters Patent No. 686,699, datedNovember 19, 1901.

Application filed July 27, 1901. Serial No. 69,871. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that-I, HENRY BANDLER, acitizen of the United States,residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Reversible Vests, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention consists of a reversible vest in which the buitoning ofboth vests presented will be in the same direction, preferably from leftto right.

My invention further consists in the details of construction hereinafterfully described and specifically claimed.

Figure 1 represents a front view of a vest constructed in accordancewith myinvention. Fig. 2 represents a section thereof, taken on the lineso Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in thefigures.

Referring to the drawings, in carrying out the invention I form the bodyof a vest of two facings or materials, such as silk A and cloth B. Eachvest has a fly O, the members A B of which are continuous of therespective materials A B. The members A A have, respectively, buttons Dand buttonholes E. The members B B have, respectively, buttons F andbuttonholes G, so that each facing has its own buttons and buttonholes,and in closing the vest the inner member of one fly is inserted betweenthe members of the opposite fly. In the present case one cloth niemberBis inserted between one silk memher A and the remaining cloth member B.This conceals both cloth members B; but both silk members A are at thefront, and one is buttoned to the other, as in ordinary vests, (see Fig.2,) a silk vest then being Worn. Now it is evident that the vest may bereversed and the cloth presented to the front, the silk with its flymembers being transferred to the rear, and thus concealed. In eithercase the direction of buttoning remains the same-viz., from left toright.

It will of course be understood that, if desired, I can place collarsand lapels on both facings or a collar and lapel on either of thefacings, as may be desired; and it will be further evident that theinvention can be applied to womens or childrens wear as Well as mens.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

' l. A reversible vest, the body of which is provided with facings onboth sides thereof, and separated flies at each edge of the front of thevest, the members of said flies being provided with means for connectingthe same.

2. A reversible vest, the body of which is provided with facings on bothsides thereof, and separated flies at each edge of the front of thevest, the members of said flies being provided with buttons andbuttonholes.

3. A reversible vest, the body of which is provided with facings on bothsides thereof, and separated flies at each edge of the front of thevest, the corresponding fly members on opposite sides of the vest beingprovided with buttons and buttonholes respectively.

4. A reversible vest, the body of which is provided with facings on bothsides thereof, and separated flies at each edge of the front of thevest, one member of the flyat one side of the vest being provided withbuttons, the other member of said fly being provided with buttonholes,and the corresponding members of the fly on the opposite side of thevest being provided with buttonholes and buttons respectively.

HENRY BANDLER.

IVitnesses: WM. OANER WIEDERSHEIM, C. D. MCVAY.

